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Mark Cooper wants to keep Liam Noble at Notts County

By Joe Jones

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Notts County manager Mark Cooper has pledged to try and keep Liam Noble at the club if he is appointed on a permanent basis this summer.

The midfielder scored his 10th goal of the season in the 1-0 win over Stevenage on Saturday to give the ex-Swindon Town boss his first win at the Magpies helm.

Noble, however, is out of contract in the summer and is said to be attracting interest from Cambridge United and Portsmouth.

Cooper, whose side secured their Football League status with a 1-0 win over Hartlepool United on Tuesday, said: "The club needs to keep players like Liam because he can turn a game on its head like he did on Saturday.

"He's done it on more than one occasion this season and when you are talking about creativity in the final third, he has got that.

"There will be times he gets space and blasts it over the bar, but the next time he gets it, he will put it in the top corner.

"If I am going to be here, then I would love him to stay."

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    Chris

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    Majority of Notts fans would love to see Noble remain, no doubt he's one of our better players when he's performing well. Yet even when he doesn't he's worth a place on the bench, as he has the ability to change games and is one of the better passers in the lower leagues.

    I do think his set pieces have been poor, however so has the majority of players.

    Sign him up Notts!

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    Piethagoras

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    I'm not surprised Derry at Cambridge is keeping tabs on things at Notts, especially Liam. Portsmouth should have the dollars to lure him, as they are arguably the tallest school-boy in the yard, in what is the old Division Four, as I still call it.

    Noble possesses a tenacity, which, if properly channelled, brings a necessary edge to things in midfield over the course of a season. His ability to strike a ball well is also a very handy thing at this level.

    In order for us to hang on to him, a couple of things need to happen. 

    We should accrue the necessary league points in order to trigger a clause for Cooper-man to manage Notts next season. The other thing is the small detail of ownership.

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